Municipality of Hodoš

The Municipality of Hodoš (Slovene: Občina Hodoš [ˈóːptʃina ˈxóːdɔʃ]; Hungarian: Hodos község [ˈhodoʃ ˈkøʃʃeːɡ]) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the village of Hodoš (Hungarian: Hodos).^[2] It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality. The municipality was established on 7 August 1998, when it was separated from the former Municipality of Hodoš–Šalovci.^[3]

Municipality of Hodoš Občina Hodoš Hodos község
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Rudolf Bunderla
Area
• Total	18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	312
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.hodos.si

Hodoš is the smallest municipality by population in Slovenia; it is also one of only two municipalities in which ethnic Slovenes are a minority, the other being nearby Dobrovnik (Hungarian: Dobronak). The majority of the population is Lutheran.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Hodoš, the municipality also includes the settlement of Krplivnik (Hungarian: Kapornak).

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census^[4]

Hungarian: 190 (53.37%)

Slovene: 144 (40.45%)

Others and Unknown: 22 (6.18%)

Total: 356